Lazy Sunday

sugared puffs

Sometimes, while recovering from a long work week, a woman (this one, anyway) doesn’t want to roll out of bed and think too hard about what to make for breakfast. She just needs her popovers — a foolproof and indulgent treat. Preparing the batter takes less than five minutes, which leaves plenty of time to get up to speed with a cup of coffee and the morning news while the magic happens in the oven.

I used David Lebovitz’s recipe for popovers rejiggered as “sugared puffs” and rolled half in butter + cinnamon sugar as called for and kept half plain to eat with butter and fig jam. The delicate, eggy batter wasn’t overwhelmed by the cinnamon topping, so the sugared puffs were more to our liking — even earning a “Nom-nom-NOM” from Gil — but with a less assertive jam, the plain janes might just give them a run for their money.